Put Down That Weapon Chords by Midnight Oil
Tempo:
109.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
Em
D
Am
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [B] [Em] [G] [A] [G]
[Em] [G] [D] Under [E] the [D] waterline
No [B] place to [Am] retire
[D] To [G] another [C] time
[Am]
[B] The eyes [Fm] of the world now [Am] [D] turn
[Em] And if we think [C] about [Am] [D] it
[Em] And if we talk [C] [Am] about [D] it
[Em] And if the skies [C] go [Am] dark, the rain
[D] [Em]
Can't [C] tell me, does [Am] our [D] freedom remain
[Em] Put down that [C] weapon
[Em] Or [Am] we'll [C] all be [Bm] gone
[Em] You can't hide nowhere
[Am] With a [C] torchlight [D] on
And [C] it happens to [Em] be [C] An emergency
[Em]
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] Some [C] things [D] don't come for [Am] free
[C]
[Em] Under [C] [Em]
[D]
[E] the waterline
Point [Dm]
[E] the finger [C] down, point [D] the bow
[C] It's a harbor town
[D] The
[Em] gray metal [C] ships call [A] home
[Em] And if we think [C] about [Am] it
[D] And if [Em] we talk [C] about [Am] it
[D] And [Em] if we live [C] a violent [Am] [D] life
[Em] Can't [C] tell me, [A] what you'll do [D] about [Em] it
Put down that [C] [Em] weapon
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone
[Em] I must know [C] [Em] something
[Am] To [C] know it's [D] so wrong
[Bm]
[C] And it happens to be An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D]
[C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [C] [Em] [C]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[B] They keep talking about
[D]
[B] Making it so bad
[D] [A] They [B] keep [Bm] talking about
Making it so [Em] bad
[C] [Em]
[Am] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [Em]
[Am] [C] [D] [Bm]
[C] It happens to be an emergency
[Em]
[C] Some things aren't meant to [D] be
[Em] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C]
[Em] Put down that weapon
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone
[Em] I must [C] know something
[Em]
[Am] To [C] know it's so [D] wrong
[C] And it happens to [Em] be [C] An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D]
[C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C]
[Em] Put down that weapon
[Am] Or [C] we'll all be [D] gone
[Em] You must be crazy
[Am] If [C] you think [D] you're strong
[G]
[C] Cause it happens [Em] to be [C] An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D]
[Em] And some [D] things don't [Am] come for [C] free
[Em]
[Em] [G] [D] Under [E] the [D] waterline
No [B] place to [Am] retire
[D] To [G] another [C] time
[Am]
[B] The eyes [Fm] of the world now [Am] [D] turn
[Em] And if we think [C] about [Am] [D] it
[Em] And if we talk [C] [Am] about [D] it
[Em] And if the skies [C] go [Am] dark, the rain
[D] [Em]
Can't [C] tell me, does [Am] our [D] freedom remain
[Em] Put down that [C] weapon
[Em] Or [Am] we'll [C] all be [Bm] gone
[Em] You can't hide nowhere
[Am] With a [C] torchlight [D] on
And [C] it happens to [Em] be [C] An emergency
[Em]
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] Some [C] things [D] don't come for [Am] free
[C]
[Em] Under [C] [Em]
[D]
[E] the waterline
Point [Dm]
[E] the finger [C] down, point [D] the bow
[C] It's a harbor town
[D] The
[Em] gray metal [C] ships call [A] home
[Em] And if we think [C] about [Am] it
[D] And if [Em] we talk [C] about [Am] it
[D] And [Em] if we live [C] a violent [Am] [D] life
[Em] Can't [C] tell me, [A] what you'll do [D] about [Em] it
Put down that [C] [Em] weapon
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone
[Em] I must know [C] [Em] something
[Am] To [C] know it's [D] so wrong
[Bm]
[C] And it happens to be An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D]
[C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [C] [Em] [C]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[B] They keep talking about
[D]
[B] Making it so bad
[D] [A] They [B] keep [Bm] talking about
Making it so [Em] bad
[C] [Em]
[Am] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [Em]
[Am] [C] [D] [Bm]
[C] It happens to be an emergency
[Em]
[C] Some things aren't meant to [D] be
[Em] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C]
[Em] Put down that weapon
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone
[Em] I must [C] know something
[Em]
[Am] To [C] know it's so [D] wrong
[C] And it happens to [Em] be [C] An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D]
[C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C]
[Em] Put down that weapon
[Am] Or [C] we'll all be [D] gone
[Em] You must be crazy
[Am] If [C] you think [D] you're strong
[G]
[C] Cause it happens [Em] to be [C] An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D]
[Em] And some [D] things don't [Am] come for [C] free
[Em]
Key:
C
Em
D
Am
G
C
Em
D
[G] _ [B] _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] Under [E] the [D] waterline
_ _ _ No [B] place to [Am] retire
_ [D] _ To [G] another [C] time
_ [Am] _ _ _
[B] The eyes [Fm] of the world now [Am] [D] turn
[Em] And if we think [C] about [Am] [D] it
[Em] And if we talk [C] [Am] about [D] it
[Em] And if the skies [C] go [Am] dark, the rain
_ [D] _ [Em] _
Can't [C] tell me, does [Am] our [D] freedom remain _
[Em] Put down that [C] weapon
_ [Em] Or [Am] we'll [C] all be [Bm] gone _ _
[Em] You can't hide nowhere _
[Am] With a [C] torchlight [D] _ on
And [C] it happens to [Em] be [C] An emergency
[Em] _
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] Some [C] things [D] don't come for [Am] free
[C] _
[Em] Under _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] the _ waterline
Point [Dm] _
[E] the finger [C] down, point [D] the bow _
[C] It's a harbor town
[D] The _ _ _
[Em] gray metal [C] ships call [A] _ home
[Em] And if we think [C] about [Am] it
_ [D] And if [Em] we talk [C] about [Am] it
[D] And [Em] if we live [C] a violent [Am] _ [D] life _
[Em] Can't [C] tell me, [A] what you'll do [D] about [Em] it
Put down that [C] _ [Em] weapon _
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone _
[Em] I must know [C] _ [Em] something
[Am] To [C] know it's [D] so wrong
_ [Bm]
[C] And it happens to be An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] _
[C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A]
[B] They keep talking about
_ _ [D] _
[B] Making it so bad
_ [D] _ [A] They [B] keep [Bm] talking about
Making it so [Em] bad
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[C] It happens to be an emergency
[Em]
[C] Some things aren't meant to [D] be
[Em] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C] _ _
[Em] _ Put down that weapon _ _
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone _
[Em] I _ must [C] know something
[Em] _ _
[Am] To [C] know it's so [D] wrong
[C] And it happens to [Em] be [C] An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] _
[C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C] _ _
[Em] _ Put down that weapon _ _
[Am] Or [C] we'll all be [D] _ gone
[Em] You must be crazy _
[Am] If [C] you think [D] you're strong
[G]
[C] Cause it happens [Em] to be [C] An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] _
[Em] And some [D] things don't [Am] come for [C] free _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] Under [E] the [D] waterline
_ _ _ No [B] place to [Am] retire
_ [D] _ To [G] another [C] time
_ [Am] _ _ _
[B] The eyes [Fm] of the world now [Am] [D] turn
[Em] And if we think [C] about [Am] [D] it
[Em] And if we talk [C] [Am] about [D] it
[Em] And if the skies [C] go [Am] dark, the rain
_ [D] _ [Em] _
Can't [C] tell me, does [Am] our [D] freedom remain _
[Em] Put down that [C] weapon
_ [Em] Or [Am] we'll [C] all be [Bm] gone _ _
[Em] You can't hide nowhere _
[Am] With a [C] torchlight [D] _ on
And [C] it happens to [Em] be [C] An emergency
[Em] _
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] Some [C] things [D] don't come for [Am] free
[C] _
[Em] Under _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] the _ waterline
Point [Dm] _
[E] the finger [C] down, point [D] the bow _
[C] It's a harbor town
[D] The _ _ _
[Em] gray metal [C] ships call [A] _ home
[Em] And if we think [C] about [Am] it
_ [D] And if [Em] we talk [C] about [Am] it
[D] And [Em] if we live [C] a violent [Am] _ [D] life _
[Em] Can't [C] tell me, [A] what you'll do [D] about [Em] it
Put down that [C] _ [Em] weapon _
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone _
[Em] I must know [C] _ [Em] something
[Am] To [C] know it's [D] so wrong
_ [Bm]
[C] And it happens to be An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] _
[C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A]
[B] They keep talking about
_ _ [D] _
[B] Making it so bad
_ [D] _ [A] They [B] keep [Bm] talking about
Making it so [Em] bad
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[C] It happens to be an emergency
[Em]
[C] Some things aren't meant to [D] be
[Em] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C] _ _
[Em] _ Put down that weapon _ _
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone _
[Em] I _ must [C] know something
[Em] _ _
[Am] To [C] know it's so [D] wrong
[C] And it happens to [Em] be [C] An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] _
[C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C] _ _
[Em] _ Put down that weapon _ _
[Am] Or [C] we'll all be [D] _ gone
[Em] You must be crazy _
[Am] If [C] you think [D] you're strong
[G]
[C] Cause it happens [Em] to be [C] An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] _
[Em] And some [D] things don't [Am] come for [C] free _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _